Scotland
Sron a' Chlaonaidh
628M
2060FT
About Sron a' Chlaonaidh
Perched above the Gaick Pass, Sron a' Chlaonaidh is the sort of hill that feels like a clerical error by the Ordnance Survey. At 627 meters, it’s a modest lump that offers spectacular solitude and enough peat hag to make you question your life choices.
Key Statistics
Rank
61st Highest in Loch Treig to Loch Ericht
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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39m
Nearest Town
Blair Atholl
Geology
Highland Granite & Schist
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN514654
Latitude
56.7564°N
Longitude
4.4322°W
Did You Know?
- •The name translates from Gaelic as 'Nose of the Sloping Ground,' which is surprisingly honest marketing for a hill that is, essentially, a giant tilted snout overlooking the Gaick Pass.
- •It sits in the Gaick Forest, an area infamous for the 1800 'Gaick Catastrophe' involving a deadly avalanche, though this particular slope is usually much better behaved.
- •Despite its humble stature, the summit offers a front-row seat to the drama of the Drumochter hills without the accompanying crowds or the noise of the A9.
- •The terrain is a masterclass in Scottish bogginess, where the ground has the structural integrity of a half-set jelly and a personal vendetta against your dry socks.
- •Choosing this hill over the nearby Munros is a great way to ensure you won't see another human soul, mostly because everyone else is already at the pub in Blair Atholl.